Elixir Bar & Grill

Elixir Bar & Grill has spent two decades as a Southside Park neighborhood bar with straightforward drinks, tacos, and griddled burgers. Its crisp-edged smash burger with American cheese draws regulars back, and the narrow room stays practical and familiar. Late food arrives without any attempt to dress the place up into a themed attraction.

Picks from Sactown Magazine and The Sacramento Bee

Elixir is a long-running 10th Street dive in Southside Park with a compact menu built around a straightforward smash burger. The patty cooks to crisp, lacy edges and keeps its cheese treatment simple, leaning on plain American. Tacos, cold beer, and a narrow neighborhood barroom round out a place that values consistency over anything showy on the plate.

Picks from Sactown Magazine and The Sacramento Bee